Petaling Jaya which is near to University Hospital and University Malaya.

2. They have impressive steps of Naga guarding the entrance to the Main Temple Hall.

3. Many devotees come to pray at this temple daily. It would be full on every weekend with people coming to make merits for themselves and their families. Some brought their new cars there for the monks to bless for better safety and smooth journeys.

4. There is a shrine for the 4 Faced Buddha which is similar to the one

in Bangkok's Erawan Shrine which suffered a bomb blast recently.

5. There is a bell tower at the side.

6. This morning was the 2nd time I hired a Thai Chef from Bangkok

to cook special delicious Thai Food as our offerings to the Thai Monks

Monday, October 5, 2015

I have posted all the lovely, trendy and affluent scenes of Makati, besides several touristy & historical areas. Every country has got their good and bad sides like a coin. Somehow the slums in Manila is well known due to its huge area size and piles of garbage that piled up several storeys high. It has been named as "Smokey Mountain" because it is so high with garbage and there were daily gas explosions from the bio-organic stench that triggered fire. It was smoky all over in the past.

1. My jaws dropped in disbelief from the plane, to see the huge areas of squatter homes

around Metropolitan Manila. The tall buildings are located inside the Makati City.
My wifey snapped all the photos below for me.

2. Our tour guide driver drove us far away from Makati to visit

the Smokey Mountains area. It was like miles of makeshift houses

lining up the highway near the port harbor area.

3. Everyone has to work hard to search through all the daily garbage waste

from all over Manila to look for recyclable items.

4. Their living conditions are in a sad and unhealthy state but they

have no choice. Each tiny makeshift 'homes' are made from thick card boxes,